stormshark
Jaws
trouble is, their no one want to take barrys job, and only 3 new possys for the board, our x players should stand up.
Can't be replaced if no viable alternatives/options. We have to run with what we've got it seems!
trouble is, their no one want to take barrys job, and only 3 new possys for the board, our x players should stand up.
I dont know if someone else has said this, sorry if they have.
Does anyone remember the Eels, You know how they were 28 million in debt. What ever happened to that story. They sacked their board and that was the last you heard of it.
Same has to be done here.
Yeah, it’s funny how a $28 million debt can disappear over night isn’t it?
So either
A) The reported level of debt was bull****.
B) The debt is still there.
I'm glad you brought that up, I'll be watching the developments over there very closely now...
I'd say that management will go GONE! Good ridanceJust read a news article apparently the NRL are going down there around midday today and by this afternoon we should hear some news be it good or bad.
Sharks boss evaded axing bid
By Brent Read and Stuart Honeysett
May 22, 2009
Cronulla chairman Barry Pierce was one of five directors who sidestepped a hastily convened board meeting last Friday night at which his tenure was expected to be brought to an end.
An email was reportedly sent to the nine directors late last week asking them to attend a board meeting at Cronulla Leagues Club, where more than half would be asked to stand down as a result of the drama engulfing the club.
Only four directors - Brett Crowley, Keith Ward, Don Anderson and Paul Tubridy - bothered to show up. Legally, it meant they could not hold a meeting. Pierce, one of the directors in the firing line, was among those who failed to attend.
News of the move to remove Pierce as chairman comes as the club prepares to start board elections.
Pierce is unopposed as chairman but regardless of the election result, his time at Cronulla is clearly coming to an end.
There seems little chance the long-time Sharks servant can survive amid the controversy engulfing the club.
NRL chief executive David Gallop, who has called an urgent meeting with the Sharks board, conceded the club had some difficult decisions to make.
"Certainly that board has some tough issues to face up to," Gallop said.
"That's why I want to get down and get in front of them and hear what they've got to say. Cronulla is an important area for the game. The club's fans and its sponsors need to see some decisive steps taken."
The Sharks are reeling after a series of dramas, which began late last year when the club's financial woes became public.
In recent weeks things have spiralled out of control. The club has been battered by the Matthew Johns sex scandal, which cost it sponsors and goodwill.
The situation reached its nadir on Wednesday when news emerged that Sharks star Reni Maitua had failed a drug test.
Pierce has worn much of the criticism and it appears some of his fellow board members have lost patience. Pierce failed to return calls but it was revealed only days ago his health was suffering as a result of the drama enveloping the Sharks.
Even if he and the board members survive the election, which will be held over the next six days, they could lose their positions if members secure enough signatures to force an extraordinary general meeting.
Cronulla-Sutherland Leagues Club has about 18,000 members and at least 2000 are expected to attend the AGM on Thursday. Only 100 of them need to sign a resolution calling for an extraordinary general meeting.
"It would be a silly thing to do," Crowley said of removing the board en masse.
"But clearly I don't think it would hurt to have a bit of a board shake-up."
Despite predictions of doom and gloom, Crowley insisted the Sharks were edging towards becoming one of the most affluent clubs in Sydney, thanks to the proposed development surrounding Toyota Stadium.
In response to suggestions the Sharks were close to death, Crowley said: "It's juvenile, ignorant stuff.
"There's no doubt in 12 months time Cronulla will be one of the most financially secure clubs in the NRL. This time next year you will be writing about Penrith, South Sydney and Manly."
The board's stubborn refusal to stand aside was supported by Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club general manager Michael Wilkins, who said the board members were bound by the constitution to remain in their roles.
"There has been much media comment and calls for the board of directors of Cronulla-Sutherland Leagues Club to stand down immediately," Wilkins said.
"The Cronulla-Sutherland Leagues Club is bound by its constitution and is currently in the process of conducting an election for the positions of eight directors.
"Calls for directors to resign would be in violation of the election process and therefore in violation of the club constitution.
"We ask that the election process be allowed to proceed unhindered."